Bristol
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bristol in British English:
UK [ˈbristl]
How to pronounce Bristol in American English:
US [ˈbrɪstəl]
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- Noun:
- an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
Word Origin
- Bristol
- City in western England, Middle English Bridgestow, from Old English Brycgstow, literally "assembly place by a bridge" (see bridge (n.) + stow). A local peculiarity of pronunciation adds -l to words ending in vowels. Of a type of pottery, 1776; of a type of glass, 1880. In British slang, "breast," 1961, from Bristol cities, rhyming slang for titties.
Example
- 1. The bristol university investigators say a precautionary approach is needed .
- 2. These discoveries complement those of karen spencer at bristol university .
- 3. Bristol expects to sell perhaps 150 of its hand-assembled cars this year .
- 4. The bristol team , even took into account factors such as social class .
- 5. I sold my houseboat in bristol and gave up my job at an organic food company .